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2025 RECAP: Hawley Delivers Record Legislative and Casework Wins

Monday, January 05, 2026

WASHINGTON -- In 2025, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) continued to prioritize Missourians and fight for hard-working Americans across the country as he kicked off his second term in the Senate. 2025 Quick Facts 120 bills and resolutions cosponsored.  40 original bills and resolutions introduced.  350+ local TV and print interviews.  Thousands of casework issues resolved, with a 32 percent increase in Social Security assistance by Senator Hawley’s office over last year. ...

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Hawley, Warner to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Revealing Number of Jobs Lost to AI

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) announced they will introduce the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act. This legislation would require major companies and federal agencies to report AI related layoffs to the Department of Labor to be compiled into a publicly available report.  “Artificial intelligence is already replacing American workers, and experts project AI could drive unemployment up to 10-20% in the next...

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Hawley Op-Ed: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned the following op-ed on his legislation to fund food benefits that are set to run out on November 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown. Read the full op-ed here or below.  The federal government has been shut down for 28 days and counting. That’s 28 days too long and already the second-longest federal shutdown ever. Saturday will be another grim milestone. That is the day about 42 million Americans...

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Hawley, Markey Reintroduce Warehouse Worker Protection Act

Monday, August 04, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Haley Stevens (MI-11) in reintroducing the bipartisan and bicameral Warehouse Worker Protection Act.This legislation would protect nearly 2 million of our nations' warehouse workers by banning hazardous work speed quotas that push workers beyond their limits and lead to high rates of injuries.“Corporations need to prioritize their...

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Send Rebate Checks to Working Americans

Monday, July 28, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, legislation that would send rebate checks to working Americans following the historic revenue accrued through President Trump's tariff policy.  “Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families’ savings and livelihoods. Like President Trump proposed, my legislation would allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that...

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Hawley to Introduce Legislation Sending Rebate Check to Every Working American

Friday, July 25, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce legislation to send a rebate check to every working American. President Trump voiced support for this policy as recently as this morning when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue. I will introduce legislation in the Senate to send a rebate check to every working person in America https://t.co/3s3ijAAuEL— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 25, 2025 "Working people need relief now," Senator...

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Hawley Secures Historic RECA Expansion in Base Text of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Thursday, June 12, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced today that the largest expansion to date of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been included in the text of the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” This historic provision is a victory for nuclear radiation survivors in Missouri and across America—and a major win for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. "The federal government dumped nuclear waste in the backyards of Missourians for decades—and then lied about it....

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Hawley, Welch Introduce Legislation to Increase Federal Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and allow the federal minimum wage to increase with inflation in subsequent years. When adjusted for inflation, the current federal minimum wage is lower than at any point since the 1940s. Meanwhile, the cost of housing, healthcare, and education has skyrocketed, leaving millions...

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Hawley Op-Ed: Don’t Cut Medicaid

Monday, May 12, 2025

By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2025 | The New York Times Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a majority party of working people, or a permanent minority speaking only for the C suite?Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection...

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Hawley Calls on Labor Department to Investigate Tyson Foods After Whistleblower Comes Forward

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging her to investigate Tyson Foods in light of new whistleblower allegations of illegal child labor practices at the company. His letter notifying Secretary Chavez-DeRemer of the whistleblower comes after she previously promised in her confirmation hearing that she would crack down on companies exploiting children. In the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, “As...

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